[ Kikuningyou :: Chrysanthemum-Shaped Puppet ]
[ Fated Alliance :: Arano, Ciro Martelli ]
Removing Empathic Block and range-doubling. Unlimited free use of Empathic Block would make the two of them untouchable. Bait and Switch at least comes with risk to the blocker. Also added a range to the FA itself. Approved as below.
[ Kikuningyou :: Chrysanthemum-Shaped Puppet ]
[ Fated Alliance :: Arano, Ciro Martelli ]
Insanity breeds insanity, and birds of a feather flock together. Through a synergistic potential of chaos and mayhem, two mortals have transcended ordinary bonds for the purposes of leveling absolute destruction on what lays before them.
While in each other’s presence and actively expressing reiatsu, the air about the two is beset by a number of strings, both a light blue and a pitch-black. Activating Kikuningyou causes two of the threads to connect, one black and one blue. Either end of the intertwined threads then connects to Arano and Ciro for the remainder of the round, with a maximum string range of 15m.
During the round of activation, the two enter a puppet to puppeteer state, with both Ciro and Arano paying 3% of their reiatsu. In this state, Arano’s physical movements are controlled by Ciro while Arano remains free to utilize Awakening abilities and feats at his own behest. Their movements enter a sub-conscious level of synergy, their bodies reacting before their minds to move and attack in tandem. During this round, either may use any number of [ Bait & Switch ] uses during the round. These uses do not count towards the pair’s maximum uses. Each round active takes up one use of their Fated Alliance Technique.
Using one of the two submissions I purchased to replace my golem creation unique feat:
[Akashic Records]
Level: Unique - True Awakening
Limiting this to one at a time. The synergy with Sociopathy and the persistent durability (versus Ningyou Tsukaiken which is limited to a single attack) would make 3 at a time rather unbalanced. By paying only 15% reiatsu, Ciro could have three minions at ~20k Combat for multiple rounds. Even without the Combat, constantly having three targets for Sociopathy with no risk is absurd.
Approved as below.
[Akashic Records]
Level: Unique - True Awakening
Within Ciro resides the legacy of both Cerberus Corporation, but of his family as well. Within Misogi the amalgamation of spirits has merged with his psyche, creating a new personality, one of the Ikikami. As a man who plays the life of others as puppets in a grand show, Ciro has learned how to impart new life into the empty.
While his awakenings are active, Ciro can impart imprints of the memories he has inherited into the puppet shells that accompany his abilities. In Initial Awakening, where the spirits have not materialized, they appear from the cards, before solidifying in front of him. In True Awakening, he controls the shells already created. When imparted with reiatsu, they harken back to a manner similar to his old abilities, as multiple strings connect him to his newly formed constructs.
A personality is imparted into the creation, though one totally under Ciro’s control. The puppet is given a weapon upon activation, and carries a durability equal to the amount of reiatsu Ciro has paid in. It persists for a total of 3 turns or until it is destroyed. Its skill with the weapon is based mainly off Ciro’s own control, and functions similarly to Ningyou Tsukaiken, at half of his combat statistic. Its speed is equal to that of an athletic human.
Ciro can target it with Sociopathy, at max cost, as well as any other substance modifying feats or kai abilities to alter its body. He can only create one new construct at a time. This ability costs 5% of his reiatsu per creation.
